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Now in its 12th big year, Pink Floyd A Fleeting Glimpse continues to attract new audiences. The site is widely acknowledged as a great source for Floyd news and has picked up a massive cult following over the years. A Fleeting Glimpse (Or AFG as its become known) is used by a cross section of the Floyd/Waters online community, including new fans & crusty old fossils, who spend all their life researching Floyd. I fit into the latter category by the way, having been a Floyd fan since 1966. My name is Col Turner, and I run this site on behalf of fans all over the planet. Without your contributions the site could not exist. If you have anything Floyd related that you think may be of interest, drop us a line (col@pinkfloydz.com)  Don't forget, in the best Pink Floyd tradition, there are several hidden links on this site, can you find them? Col Turner ~ Gold Coast, Australia
 
One of the most active & friendly Floyd/Waters forums on the internet. Our special guests have included Dave Kilminster, Harry Waters and Storm Thorgerson. Come join us now and get where the real action is.
 
Pink Floyd In Court Regular visitors will recall we reported in early 2009 that Pink Floyd were about to sue EMI claiming that the label has miscalculated their royalty payments. Now the matter has reached the High Court and hearings commence today (March 9th). Pink Floyd signed with EMI in 1967 and have been one of the company's most profitable acts. In the last 25 years, sales of their back catalogue have only been bettered by the Beatles. A spokesman for Pink Floyd said no members of the band were likely to attend court at this "early stage". UPDATE Pink Floyd Win Case. Pink Floyd tracks may be removed from digital music services like iTunes after the High Court ruling today (March 11). Their latest record deal, signed with EMI before legal downloads came along, said individual songs must not be sold without the band's permission. They argued that the same rule should apply to digital sales as well as CDs. EMI disagreed but a judge has sided with Pink Floyd. The ruling is part of a long-running battle between the two sides over £10m in unpaid royalties. EMI said it had not yet been ordered to stop selling single Pink Floyd tracks. That may come at a later stage in the case, however. In court, Chancellor Sir Andrew Morritt said the contract contained a clause to "preserve the artistic integrity of the albums". He said the contract meant EMI were "not entitled to exploit recording by online distribution or by any other means other than the original album, without the consent of Pink Floyd".
 
Tour Dates To Be Announced In April? We understand (unofficially) that the Roger Waters tour dates are to be announced in April sometime. We have also heard mention of 50+ dates, although it's unclear if this is to be at 50+ venues or the 8 cities as originally planned with multiple dates at each. Our guess is 50 arenas but we can't confirm that at this time. We will continue to keep you updated as news come in. In the meantime hundreds of fans are joining THE FORUM each week to get the inside scoop on the latest information. Many of you will be aware that during Roger's last tour we had cast & crew members on the forum and expect this time to be no different. Come and join us and keep yourself informed!
 
Roger Waters Tour Latest Information is now starting to flow and here's some news to keep you up to date. Andy Fairweather Low (who has been a regular in Roger's band on & off for 24 years) will not be on the upcoming Wall Tour. Andy has has confirmed in a Recent Interview (25 Feb) that he was approached by Roger to join him but due to a number of factors will not be on board this time around. It's now becoming clear the the tour will not commence until LATE this year and all the indicators are that it will go ahead, despite there being no official announcement at this time. Although not official, we are hearing rumblings that Dave Kilminster will get the lead spot but there will be no participation by Ian Ritchie (both of whom toured with Roger previously). Don't forget you can get more up to the minute news on THE FORUM
 
Roger Waters Tour 2010-2011 Psssst some new (unofficial) information has come in to say that some auditions are underway for the proposed Wall Tour. A (little) more information is available for those that are members of the FORUM
 
Walk For Syd When Syd Barrett left London and returned home to Cambridge he decided he’d walk all the way – a story which has since become legend. Now, over the coming Easter weekend the Syd Barrett Memorial Walk will take place.The challenge will begin at the Roundhouse in Camden, (London) a venue Syd played with Pink Floyd in 1967, and will terminate in Syd's home city of Cambridge. (Duplicating Syd's walk as far as possible). The walk is to raise money for the Syd Barrett Fund, which supports the work of the Socially inclusive arts charity Escape Artists, who help disadvantaged people to access the arts as a means for improving wellbeing, confidence, skills and employability. You can join in the walk, or perhaps make a donation to this worthy cause by visiting http://www.justgiving.com/sydbarrettwalk
 
Dope In Scotland The cult movie DOPE will be screening at the Glasgow Film Festival on Sunday 28 Feb at 16.00. Regular visitors will recall we reviewed this movie last year because it features a couple of minutes of Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd performing at UFO in 1967. For more information and tickets sales Click Me CONCLUDED
 
Syd Barret Site Gets A Facelift The official Syd Barrett site has been given a lick of paint (well more than a lick actually, it's now a psychedelic heaven!) Well worth checking out. You can access the site by clicking the banner.
 
The End Of Abbey Road? Abbey Road, the London recording studios immortalised by The Beatles album of the same name has been put on the market by EMI. Pink Floyd fans will know that this is where The Dark Side Of The Moon was recorded (and of course The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn at the same time The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper). EMI have not commented at this time, but it appears that a number of people familiar with the situation told the Financial Times EMI had been courting bidders for the property. EMI bought the house at number 3 Abbey Road for £100,000 in 1929 and transformed it into the world’s first custom-built recording studios.
 
Holy Seal Of Approval From Vatican For Pink Floyd L'Osservatore Romano, a weekly newspaper issued by the Holy See (Published since1861, the newspaper follows the Pope's public activities, provides editorials by Catholic Church executives and publishes official Vatican documents) has extended its musical tastes to issue a list of what it considers to be the top ten pop and rock albums of all time. Amongst them is Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon. The paper said the 10 albums were the perfect listening material for anyone who found themselves marooned on a desert island. Here's the full list in release date order.
  • Revolver - The Beatles
  • If I could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby
  • The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
  • Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
  • The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
  • Thriller - Michael Jackson
  • Graceland - Paul Simon
  • Achtung Baby - U2
  • (What's the story) Morning Glory - Oasis
  • Supernatural - Carlos Santana
 
The latest issue of Mojo is a must. (number 196, dated March 2010) with a spectacular 15 page Syd Barrett spread and a bonus CD of The Madcap Laughs as performed by a host of artists. Beep Beep! We bet this is easy to find in any parking lot! This magnificent vehicle can often be seen driven around the streets of Belgium by it's proud owner Dieter Vanmarcke.
 
City Wakes 2 In London Confirmed You may recall we reported last year that the organisers of The City Wakes were considering holding another event in London this year, following on from the success of the Cambridge event that was held in 2008. The good news is that the London event has now been confirmed for November. The exhibition of art, photography and letters will be bigger and better than the last 'City Wakes'. Again, the organisers have the support of Syd's sister, Rosemary and pledges from several old friends of Syd's to show previously unseen pieces. There are also pledges to loan two considerable collections of letters. The intention is to mount the most comprehensive display of Syd's work, and to provide some serious art interpretation. There will be twice the gallery space as previously, and more innovative and attractive display techniques. Keep tuned for more information as we get closer to the event.
 
Orphans Updated We have received a cracking collection of ORIGINAL tour posters from the Momentary Lapse & Division Bell tours that we have featured in our ever expanding Orphans collection. Well worth a look we say! SHOW ME
 
Roger Records Old Classic Roger sprung a surprise on listeners of the Jim Ladd show show on 95.5 KLOS in Los Angeleson 18 Jan, when he produced a recording (made by him just days before) of the old classic protest song We Shall Overcome. The song was originally published in 1947 has been covered by many artists since, with perhaps the best known version being by Joan Baez in the 1960's. Roger has of course been an outspoken critic on the plight of Palestinians living in the shadow of Israel's controversial separation barrier and more recently has slammed the attack made on the people of Gaza by Israeli armed forces and the ongoing 'illegal siege' (Roger's words). He fully supported the historic Gaza Freedom March on 31 December, concluding his remarks about the march with "We Shall Overcome". We wouldn't be surprised to see Roger's version of this song being used in some way to support his views on the Palestinian situation.
 
Roger Waters The Wall Tour 2010 & 2011 We continue to receive a steady stream of enquiries asking the latest on the possible Wall tour that Roger is contemplating taking out later this year (and probably 2011). All we can do is to advise you that the moment any news breaks you will read about it on AFG. We know this is building tremendous excitement (The Pink Floyd Forum can hardly contain itself!) and you do have our word that we are keeping nothing from you.
 
Attention Australia Australian fans are in for a treat over the coming months. World class tribute Beyond The Darkside are taking out a scaled down version of their spectacular show to audiences in Queensland, whilst fans in the Sydney area will get a chance to see all female 'Pretty Girl Floyd' strut their stuff. We have also heard that Storm Thorgerson's 'Taken By Storm' travelling art show might be hitting Melbourne in March*. UPDATE. *Storm's exhibition has been delayed and will probably be rescheduled for later this year.
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Pretty Girl Floyd
April 15 Mackay Entertainment Centre March 12 Newcastle Workers Club
April 17 Townsville Civic Theatre March 13 Lake Macquarie RSL
April 19 Cairns Civic Theatre March 31 Tuggerah Soldiers Club
April 21 Gladstone Entertainment Centre April 2,3,4 & 5 National Folk Festival Canberra
May 7 Gold Coast Arts Centre April 9 Yass Soldiers Club
May 15 Maryborough Brolga Riverside Theatre May 8 Manly Bowling Club
 
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